Hunting and feasting in the pre-Columbian Andes: Exploring the nature and scale of early ceremonial aggregations in Tulan Ravine (5300 to 2400 yr cal. BP) through the circulation of obsidian artefacts

Loyola, Rodrigo; Rivera, Francisco; Souza, Patricio de; Carrasco, Carlos; Núñez, Láutaro; Glascock, Michael D.; Arecheta, Constanza; Hocsman, Salomón; Torres, Ignacio; Orellana, Cindy; López, Patricio

doi:10.1016/j.jaa.2021.101360

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“…This behavior persisted in societies that adopted agro-pastoralist ways of life in later periods. Thus, obsidian and other rocks continued to circulate and be exchanged over great distances (Berenguer, 2004;Yacobaccio, et al, 2004;Núñez, et al, 2007;Escola et al, 2016;Loyola et al, 2021).…”

Section: The Procurement Of Volcanic Rocks and The Lithic Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…The lithic assemblages recovered in various archaeological sites include a wide variety of stone tools used for different purposes: hunting large and small game; grinding plants; processing fur, wood and pigment, and the manufacture of ornaments (Loyola et al, 2019a). These objects were tremendously important not only for subsistence but also for the reproduction of social life; they were even included as offerings in ceremonies and mortuary rites in later periods or used as exchange goods (Loyola et al, 2021). The sources and diversity of these rocks, mainly of volcanic and subvolcanic origin, give us clues about the early links of these ancient populations with Andean volcanoes.…”

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The Volcanic Landscapes of the Ancient Hunter-Gatherers of the Atacama Desert Through Their Lithic Remains

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Since ancient times Andean societies have formed an intimate relationship with volcanoes, the beginnings of which can be traced right back to the initial peopling of the region. By studying rocks used for stone tools and other everyday artifacts, we explore the volcanic landscapes of early hunter-gatherer groups (11,500–9,500 cal BP) of the highlands of the Atacama Desert (22–24°S/67–68°W). Petrological classification of the lithic assemblages of three Early Holocene archaeological sites showed the procurement of a great diversity of volcanic and subvolcanic rocks, including pumice, granitic rocks, micro-diorites, a large variety of tuffs and andesites, dacites, cherts, basalts, obsidians, among others. Field surveys enabled us to detect many of their sources related to volcanic features such as craters, maars, caldera-domes, lava flows, probable hydrothermal deposits, and ignimbrites. In these places, we also document large quarry-workshops and campsites from different periods, indicating intense and repeated human occupation over time. By comparing the artifacts with geological samples collected in the field, it was possible to assign the source of origin of a large part of the archaeological assemblages. Our data suggest that the volcanic features of the Atacama highlands were integrated into the mobility and interaction networks of ancient hunter-gatherer groups at an early date.

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Section: The Procurement Of Volcanic Rocks and The Lithic Sourcesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%